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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What have scientists observed as the one crucial difference between primates and humans?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Speech.
(c) Socialization.
(d) Intelligence.

2. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis?
(a) It is the theory that a dog enjoys advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.
(b) It is the theory that dogs like guys who wear gold chains.
(c) It is the theory that dogs do not enjoy advertising to other dogs that it has been in contact with food-related things.
(d) It is the theory that dogs are afraid of guys who wear gold chains.

3. McConnell concluded that animal handlers use rapid sounds for what purpose?
(a) To spur animals and make them go faster.
(b) To stop animals and take control of the situation.
(c) To save animals from potential danger.
(d) To distract animals from unwanted behavior.

4. What should an owner do who wants to avoid a dog from crawling into her or his lap?
(a) Do a doogie play bow and look at the dog purposefully.
(b) Get up from the seat and walk away purposefully.
(c) Do a torso body block and turn your head away purposefully.
(d) Move to the side and turn toward the dog purposefully.

5. What are the corners of a dog's mouth called?
(a) Cissurres.
(b) Closurres.
(c) Commissures.
(d) Ceassures.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a person "release the pressure" after a block has been initiated?

2. How can a person tell if a dog is threatening or submissive?

3. What is McConnell doing when she mistakenly gets too close to the dog in front of an audience?

4. Whose nostrils can move independently from their face?

5. What is the human equivalent of a "hip slam" and "shoulder slam"?

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